NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The US attorneys representing Harold Williams, a Bahamian who was stabbed in the face on March 16, 2019 while visiting a restaurant in Pembroke Pines, Florida, revealed on Saturday that the charges levied against Williams’ attacker have been elevated from second degree aggravated battery with a deadly weapon to first degree aggravated […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Three Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Instructors of the Rangers program were able to prevent a middle-aged man from committing suicide on Saturday morning. The three Marines; Marine Seaman Cyril Davis, Woman Marine Alexis Strachan and Able Seaman Michael Gibson were part of a security support team that was monitoring approximately 50 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The two unions representing employees at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) have applied to the Ministry of Labour to schedule a strike poll on April 17, 2019. On Thursday, The Bahamas Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU), headed by Dwayne Woods, issued a letter to Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Having waited for the past four years for its Industrial Agreement to be executed, the Water and Sewerage Management Union announced on Wednesday that it has requested Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes to take a strike poll on behalf of its Bargaining Unit. The union is hoping to have the poll on […]
Storr says many homes were “undervalued” and Ferreira must tackle pertinent issues within his ministry NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Alex Storr, the former chairman of The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation under the Christie administration, wasted no time on Wednesday to respond to claims made by Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira, as it relates to the true cost of […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – As negotiations between the Inagua-based Morton Salt Company and the union representing workers remain at an impasse, president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Obie Ferguson, on Wednesday referred to the ongoing situation as one that was very ‘sad’. “It’s a sad situation. Very, very, very sad,” Ferguson told Eyewitness News. “Morton […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A total of 40 migrants were detained after they were apprehended in the southern Bahamas on Tuesday morning by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF). The RBDF said acting on information received, HMBS Durward Knowles, under the command of Senior Lieutenant Bertram Bowleg, apprehended a 35-ft Haitian sloop off the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On the heels of Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis revealing earlier this week that the commissioner of police is expected to investigate the findings of a recent audit report into the National Sports Authority (NSA), the opposition Progressive Liberal Party expressed on Tuesday that such an investigation would not be free from […]
PLP chairman says FNM is ‘wasting time chasing after their tails’ NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Free National Movement (FNM) continued its attack on the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party on Monday, after an Auditor General’s report tabled in the House of Assembly last week revealed that Sports Authority contracts and upgrades while the PLP was in […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Chairman of the National Child Protection Council, Bishop Arnold Josey told Eyewitness News on Sunday that he was happy to hear that the police had made some headway in solving four of the six alleged abduction cases with the recent arrest of two women over the weekend. “Here is an example of […]
Rights Bahamas calls on Immigration to cease roadblocks and arbitrary detention NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A total of 45 foreign nationals were arrested on Friday, April 5, 2019 during ‘Operation Western Sweep’ – a joint operation of the Department of Immigration, the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. A statement released from the […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On the heels of an accident at the dry dock of the Grand Bahama shipyard which injured eight persons, Minister of Transport and Local Government, Renward Wells said a safety investigation of the incident will be launched by The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA). Chaos erupted at the Grand Bahama shipyard on Monday, […]
Staff, students, assets or property not threatened or affected NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Despite social media reports that The Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) in North Andros was destroyed once again by fire, a statement released from BAMSI on Thursday assured the public that a recent brush fire in Andros on Tuesday night, which […]
FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA – Chaos erupted at the Grand Bahama shipyard on Monday after a crane collapsed at the shipyard’s dry dock. According to Grand Bahama police, eight employees were injured but none of the injuries were life threatening. At the time of the collapse, repairs were reportedly being carried out on the Oasis of […]
Says he is still feeling the physical and mental effects of stabbing incident NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Harold Williams, a Bahamian who was attacked a little over two weeks ago while visiting a restaurant in Pembroke Pines, Florida to use the bathroom, told Eyewitness News on Sunday that he is taking legal action against his […]
Says HOA reveals project is larger and potentially more damaging than previously described NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Environmental groups BREEF, reEarth, Save the Bays and Waterkeepers Bahamas expressed on Thursday that they are deeply concerned with the terms of the Heads of Agreement (HOA) tabled in Parliament last week for the proposed cruise port and […]
Urges customers to report if they were sold a device to reduce electricity bill or face prosecution NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On the heels of electricity being disconnected at several fast food franchises in Grand Bahama for their alleged use of fake energy-saving devices, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) said it is presently investigating whether, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), the regulators of Grand Bahama Power, has launched an independent investigation into the ongoing allegations of power theft involving several fast food franchises and the energy-saving devices that were installed at these restaurants by a GPBA licensee. “The Grand Bahama Port Authority limited wishes to advise […]
